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Canada embassy in Paris on alert Canada embassy in Paris on alert
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A security alert has been announced at the Canadian embassy in Paris after it received a suspicious package and an employee fell ill. French police wearing decontamination suits have evacuated the Canadian embassy in Paris after suspicious mail triggered a security alert there.
Police are investigating whether the two events were linked. A female employee at the embassy fell ill after the mail arrived. Police say it is not yet clear whether the two incidents are linked.
Police quoted by the Associated Press said they were investigating whether the package might pose a radioactive, biological or chemical danger. The embassy issued an alert for possible nuclear, radiological, bacteriological or chemical danger.
Avenue Montaigne, where the embassy is located, has been closed off to traffic. Avenue Montaigne, where the embassy is located, has been closed off by police.